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Also, let's dispense with the Ibanez-is-clutch routine. Where was the special gene during his time in Philly?

Raul Ibanez's "clutch routine" is very, very specific. It allows him to hit game-tying home runs in playoff games against closers (and game-winning home runs in extra-inning games that he himself tied in the 9th inning). How many of those situations did he really fail at in Philly (or anywhere else)?

While I understand, and even agree with, much of the hate being expressed regarding various teams and their BS ways of success ...

This postseason just won't stop with the ridiculously awesome games. You know a game is good when half the audience is screaming for joy/disbelief, and the other half are either throwing things or mute with disappointment/anger. And that has been happening routinely. Like at least once per day.

This postseason just won't stop with the ridiculously awesome games. You know a game is good when half the audience is screaming for joy/disbelief, and the other half are either throwing things or mute with disappointment/anger. And that has been happening routinely. Like at least once per day.

Pretty much. This one is climbing the list fairly quickly - it was already pretty solid before Ibanez, and it hasn't exactly dropped since then.

I really don't get why so many people on here care so ####### much about whether people at the Stadium are in their seats...

Because Yankee fans get great teams year after year and don't seem to give a crap enough to actually go to games? I mean, seriously, this isn't even like Atlanta where there were going out in the NLDS every year...

The announcers talked about all the fans who've left, and TBS later showed an unusual slow right-to-left pan of several sections of mostly vacant seats. They just ended the Tigers' 11th with a low shot of the dugout that showed the empty loge. Not seeing the coverup.

"They just ended the Tigers' 11th with a low shot of the dugout that showed the empty loge. Not seeing the coverup."

not taking the anti-Yankee fan stance here, but a chilly midnight doesn't necessarily resound against home fans. If there was a point to be made, and a camera shot, it would be bottom 9 at 4-2 with Ibanez coming up. And then reasonable people can differ on the results...

The thing I hate about Robertson is how wrong I was about him. I never thought he'd be close to this good. His fastball was better than I thought, and then he improved the #### out of it.

The thing that I love about the Robertson is that he's a true outlier. It's not the velocity of his fastball that makes it effective, it's his release point. He gets such extension on his delivery and his stride that it makes it as if the ball is coming in 3-4 mph faster than it actually is (according to the radar gun).

When he's on, he's ought to be outlawed, but it's this unique blend of stuff and mirrors.

The thing that I love about the Robertson is that he's a true outlier. It's not the velocity of his fastball that makes it effective, it's his release point. He gets such extension on his delivery and his stride that it makes it as if the ball is coming in 3-4 mph faster than it actually is (according to the radar gun).

Yup. That's the "better than I thought" part - it was better in a way that was practically imperceptible.

But a couple years ago, he also didn't really know where the fastball was going. Now he can locate it better than most major league pitchers.

I'm going to bed. If the Tigers lose, it's the fault of their manager's decision in the 9th, which I've already seen. If the Tigers win, I'll have a nice surprise in the morning, and can use a GameDay audio archive to catch up.

See the comments from the first page. The low box was empty from the start. (Apparently empty. I was out at dinner for the first several innings, didn't see the crowd clearly on the tv over my shoulder.)

Are there significant empty seats elsewhere than the masters of the universe field boxes? Because those seats are redonkulous expensive.

I mean, I don't think it's very fair to judge Yankees fans that harshly, especially since it was only yesterday that they actually learned the team would be playing in the ALCS, the seats are so expensive, and the stadium has such a large capacity, but that's still how it looks if you come in with the "Yankees fans are spoiled idiots" mindset.

Are there significant empty seats elsewhere than the masters of the universe field boxes? Because those seats are redonkulous expensive.

Yeah, but they're sold.

They're *all* sold.

It's just that the ########## that can afford to buy them would rather hang out at the buffet, or the bar, or somewhere, anywhere, else (talking to other ##########), rather than sitting in their seats and being an actual fan.

I'm going to bed. If the Tigers lose, it's the fault of their manager's decision in the 9th, which I've already seen. If the Tigers win, I'll have a nice surprise in the morning, and can use a GameDay audio archive to catch up.

Leave the light on in the bathroom, as I'm about to do the same. Screw you, Leyland.